Camarda is regarded as a complete No.9; he is an all-action, all-around attacker with outstanding technique, strength in the air, and a devastating hit. What truly sticks out, though, is his character.
Camarda is “very mature” for his age, as Pioli has noted, which is why he felt comfortable throwing him in at the deep end on Saturday.
In addition, he is a very competitive person. Remarkably, he was substituted off the field with an ankle injury in a 2018 match against Bayern Munich after 15 minutes. With 10 minutes to play, he asked to be sent back on by his coach, which is permitted in the lower age groups, as Milan was behind by two goals.
Even though Camarada was still in excruciating pain, he was intimately involved in three goals, including two goals from him, as the Rossoneri overcame a deficit to prevail.
The combination of his evident extraordinary talent and competitive spirit is what has allowed Camarda to succeed in his professional career at such an absurdly young age.
Pioli chose to bring up Camarda after realizing that he would be missing Olivier Giroud, Rafael Leao, and Noah Okafor for Saturday’s match against Fiorentina due to injuries.
The young player has already participated in multiple preseason friendly matches versus Trento and practiced with the senior team.
Pioli was therefore confident that Camarda was prepared to take the next step.
On the eve of the San Siro match, the coach told reporters, “Talent has no age, and Francesco definitely has it.”
In a 4-0 demolition of Newcastle on his UEFA Youth League debut, Camarda scored two goals and assisted on another. In his most recent game, on November 7, he scored a spectacular scissors-kick to help Milan defeat Paris Saint-Germain 3-2.
But in one of his final acts before being mercilessly fired by Milan, Paolo Maldini made sure Camarda and his family knew that staying at San Siro would be the best thing for his future, even disclosing that he would be joining the Primavera (Under-19s) team for the 2023–24 campaign.
At Milan, there was also no stopping Camarda. As the ‘storm’ advanced from one under-age squad to another, he reportedly scored five goals a game on average, destroying every defense that was unlucky enough to stand in his way.
In 25 games for Milan’s Under-15 Italian champions, he scored 22 goals, including the game-winning strike in the Scudetto final against Fiorentina.
At that point, Camarda’s reputation was already beginning to grow, and rival teams were bound to take an interest in him because Milan could not commit to a long-term professional deal until he reached sixteen.
The striker appears destined for greatness since he has been creating a great deal of buzz in Italy for some time now.
Stefano Pioli made an attacking substitution with seven minutes left in AC Milan’s Serie A match against Fiorentina. The stadium announcer said, “Off goes Luka Jovic and…” as the enthusiasm within the Giuseppe Meazza increased. “FIRST TIME AROUND NUMBER 73… FRANCESCO CAMARDA
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